Press Release Criterion Press Release: Thelma & Louise (1991) (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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Two women, a turquoise Thunderbird, the ride of a lifetime. With this pop-culture landmark, screenwriter Callie Khouri and action auteur Ridley Scott rewrote the rules of the road movie, telling the story of two best friends who find themselves transformed into accidental fugitives during a weekend getaway gone wrong—leading them on a high-speed Southwest odyssey as they elude police and discover freedom on their own terms. Propelled by irresistible performances from Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis (plus Brad Pitt in a sexy, star-making turn)—and nominated for six Academy Awards, winning one for Khouri—the exhilaratingly catharticThelma & Louise stands as cinema’s ultimate ode to ride-or-die female friendship.

FILM INFO​

• United States
• 1991
• 129 minutes
• Color
• 2.39:1
• English
• Spine #1180
  
  

  DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Ridley Scott, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
  • Two audio commentaries, featuring Scott, screenwriter Callie Khouri, and actors Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon
  • New interviews with Scott and Khouri
  • Documentary featuring Davis, Khouri, Sarandon, Scott, actors Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, and Stephen Tobolowsky, and other members of the cast and crew
  • Boy and Bicycle (1965), Scott’s first short film
  • Original theatrical featurette
  • Storyboards and deleted and extended scenes, including an extended ending with director’s commentary
  • Music video for Glenn Frey’s “Part of Me, Part of You,” from the film’s soundtrack
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: Essays by critics Jessica Kiang and Rachel Syme and journalist Rebecca Traister
    
    New cover by Sam Hadley
    
    May 30, 2023

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[Lord Dalek]

Funny how this is the first Ridley to make it into the collection when there was some rumors going around that it might be Blade Runner.

 

[JoshZ]

Funny how this is the first Ridley to make it into the collection when there was some rumors going around that it might be Blade Runner.

Sorry, somebody had to do it.

 

[John Gilmore]

I think the last time I was this excited for a Criterion release was "Mad World." Great announcement! And "Targets" too!

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

Funny how this is the first Ridley to make it into the collection when there was some rumors going around that it might be Blade Runner.

Blade Runner is more deserving of being in the collection but I'm sure this picture is now thought to be one of the most important in cinema history. Someday it may top the Sight & Sound list. A surprise, but I will pick this up.

 

[JoshZ]

Blade Runner already has pretty much definitive releases on Blu-ray and 4K. There's not much Criterion could do with it at this point.

I see some chatter on Facebook today with people begging Criterion to do Black Rain. They must not have watched that one in a very long time, because it is not good. Not good at all.

 

[Konstantinos]

Blade Runner already has pretty much definitive releases on Blu-ray and 4K. There's not much Criterion could do with it at this point.

The theatrical cut hasn't been released on 4k.

 

[SD_Brian]

Blade Runner already has pretty much definitive releases on Blu-ray and 4K. There's not much Criterion could do with it at this point.

Well, they (or Warner) could do an "Ultimate 4K UHD Edition" that includes all 5 versions of the movie in 4K with lossless audio, and they could upgrade the PQ on the existing bonus features from SD to HD, but in terms of new bonus content, what's out there already is pretty exhaustive.

 

[trajan007]

This is Great news. Now lets get KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ---1492--- BLACK RAIN in 4K.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Blade Runner already has pretty much definitive releases on Blu-ray and 4K. There's not much Criterion could do with it at this point.

The archival cuts haven't aged well transfer wise and only have lossy audio. So yeah there's room for improvement.

 

[Konstantinos]

1492

Would LOVE that!
Of course, it wouldn't be Criterion, but it doesn't matter..

 

[Sam Favate]

Thelma & Louise is a very culturally significant film. I think that’s a big part of its appeal to Criterion. Other than Alien, it might be my favorite Ridley Scott movie. It might be the last one of his that I really liked.

 

[dpippel]

Not to mention that it launched Brad Pitt's career into the stratosphere.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Preorder added

 

[Michel_Hafner]

Yes!

 

[Sam Favate]

Whoa! 50 bucks for the 4k?

 

[dpippel]

Whoa! 50 bucks for the 4k?

IIRC, this has been the normal MSRP for ALL Criterion 4K releases to date. What you actually end up paying depends on whether or not you can hold out for one of the 50% off sales.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Whoa! 50 bucks for the 4k?

That's been the MSRP for Criterion 4K releases since they started releasing them back in 2021.

 

[Robert Crawford]

IIRC, this has been the normal MSRP for ALL Criterion 4K releases to date. What you actually end up paying depends on whether or not you can hold out for one of the 50% off sales.

Yup, May 30th isn't too far off from B&N's July sale.